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- Georgia farm report, vol. 08, no. 09 (2008 September 30)
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- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
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- United States. Department of Agriculture
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Georgia Office - Publisher:
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United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GEORGIA FARM REPORT
Cooperating with the Georgia Department of Agriculture Georgia Field Office Stephens Federal Building 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601
(706) 546-2236 (706)546-2416 FAX www.nass.usda.gov
September 30, 2008 Volume 08-Number 09
Poultry Summary Onions
Livestock Slaughter September 1 Forecast
HIGHLIGHTS Cold Storage Peanuts
Agricultural Prices Cotton
Farm Income Tobacco
EGGS IN INCUBATORS, UNITED STATES--AUGUST 1, 2007-2008
Item
2007
2008
--Thousands--
Chickens, Egg Type
32,441
Chickens, Broiler Type
674,016
Turkeys, All Breeds
33,457
[Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report].
33,040 650,798
31,883
% of Year Ago
--Percent--
102 97 95
POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT, JULY 2007-2008
January thru July
Item
2007
2008
% of year ago
2007
2008
% of year ago
Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.)1/
--Thousands--
--Percent--
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Broiler Type
6,634
7,065
106
50,429
51,314
102
Egg Type
183
244
133
1,694
1,701
100
Chicks Hatched - Broiler Type
Georgia
127,616
123,297
97
867,709
866,238
100
United States
818,983
806,555
98
5,589,873
5,659,918
101
Chicks Hatched- Egg Type
Georgia
2,164
1,825
84
15,694
15,456
98
United States Turkey Poults Placed2/
35,952
37,929
105
265,422
281,505
106
United States
27,258
26,793
98
279,686
280,885
100
[Results from the monthly Chicken and Egg Report and the monthly Turkey Hatchery Report]. 1/ Domestic placements as reported by leading breeders includes expected pullet replacements
from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ Accumulated turkey poults placed are September 1 to current month.
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION DURING JULY 2007-20081/
Number of Layers
Eggs per 100 Layers
Total Eggs Produced
2007
2008
2007
2008
2007
2008
--Thousands--
--Number--
--Millions--
GEORGIA
Hatching Table
9,634 9,387 2/
9,307 9,086 2/
1,951 2,171
1,956 2,177
188
182
206
200
Total Georgia
19,121
18,493
2,061
2,066
394
382
UNITED STATES
Hatching
59,155
58,281
1,924
1,913
1,138
1,115
Table
280,880
277,820
2,300
2,335
6,461
6,486
Total U.S.
340,035
336,101
2,235
2,262
7,599
[Results from the Monthly Chicken and Egg Report]. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Table egg layers in flocks 30,000 and above.
7,601
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
COMMERCIAL POULTRY SLAUGHTER,1/ JUNE AND JULY 2008
Item
Jun
Jul
% of Last Month
Young Chickens
--Thousands--
--Percent--
Georgia
110,035
115,610
105
United States Mature Chickens
747,140
785,338
105
Light Type, U.S.
6,229
5,941
95
Heavy Type, U.S.
7,406
7,887
106
Total U.S.
13,635
13,828
101
Percent Condemned Young Chickens
--Percent--
Georgia
0.81
0.67
United States
0.97
1/ Federally inspected slaughter data as collected by Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.
0.94
January to Date --Thousands--
780,675 5,290,796
43,068 49,180 92,248
--Percent--
1.05 1.08
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, UNITED STATES,1/ JULY 2007-2008
Number Slaughtered
Average Live Weight
Total Live Weight
Species
2007
2008
2008 as % of 2007
2007
2008
2007
2008
--Thousand Head--
--Percent--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Pounds--
Cattle
2,903.1
3,064.0
106
1,269
1,273
3,673,852
3,888,150
Calves
62.5
87.9
141
289
243
17,883
21,052
Hogs
8,399.0
9,465.2
113
264
262
2,217,224
2,480,080
Sheep & Lambs
206.0
207.8
101
131
132
26,985
27,411
[Results from the U.S. Livestock Slaughter Release]. 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal Inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter.
COLD STORAGE STOCKS--UNITED STATES, JULY 31, 2008
Commodity
Jul 30, 2007
Jun 31, 2008
Ju1 31, 2008
% of Jul 2007
% of Jun 2008
--Thousand Pounds--
--Percent--
Eggs, Frozen
17,495
16,139
19,886
114
123
Meats, Red
943,491
963,948
940,722
100
98
Beef, Frozen
467,733
421,222
424,064
91
101
Pork, Frozen
455,854
517,189
492,227
108
95
Poultry, Frozen
1,178,316
1,333,153
1,368,160
116
103
Peanuts, Shelled
327,967
318,268
271,818
83
85
Peanuts, In Shell
17,651
19,731
18,228
103
92
Pecans, Shelled
40,515
46,492
45,837
113
99
Pecans, In Shell
30,534
158,474
128,632
421
81
[Results from the monthly Cold Storage Report].
Commodity
Price per Unit
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--AUGUST 15, 2008
Georgia
Aug 2007
Jul 2008
Aug 15, 2008
Aug 2007
United States Jul 2008
Aug 15, 2008
Cotton
/Lb
44.30
57.90
57.90
44.90
59.30
59.40
Cottonseed
$/Ton
1/
2/
1/
1/
1/
Peanuts, In-Shell /Lb
17.80
20.50
20.00
18.00
21.10
20.10
Calves Beef Cattle3/
Cows4/
/Lb /Lb /Lb
118.00 69.10 51.00
97.00 68.40 58.30
99.00 69.20 57.00
127.00 91.40 51.50
115.00 95.10 56.40
114.00 96.10 57.60
Steers & Heifers /Lb
100.00
89.00
90.00
95.70
99.60
100.00
[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 2/ Marketing year August-February. 3/ "Cows," "Steers and heifers" combined. 4/ Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter.
Index 1990-92=100
INDEX NUMBERS--UNITED STATES, 2007-2008
2007
Jul
Aug
Jul
Prices Received
139
139
159
Prices Paid
162
162
192
Ratio1/
86
86
83
[Results from the monthly Prices Received by Farmers]. 1/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.
2
2008
Aug
155 194
80
NET FARM INCOME FOR SELECTED STATES, 2003-20071/
State
2003
2004
2005
2006
--1,000 Dollars--
Alabama
1,592,424
2,142,101
2,249,394
1,391,164
Florida
2,161,437
2,769,800
3,319,096
2,298,834
Georgia
2,495,259
2,756,133
2,917,364
2,039,515
South Carolina
710,430
835,823
794,895
604,119
United States
60,461,571
85,801,003
79,335,213
57,598,067
1/ Source: Economic Research Service/USDA. Information Contact: Roger Strickland. E-Mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov. August 28, 2008
2007
1,428,211 1,882,058 2,616,808
530,919 86,035,331
ONIONS--SPRING SEASON,1/ BY STATES, 2007-2008
Area Planted
Area Harvested
Yield per Acre
Production
Value per Cwt
State 2007
2008
2007
2008
2007
2008
2007
2008
2007
2008
--Acres--
--Acres--
--Cwt--
--1,000 Cwt--
--Dollars--
AZ
1,200
1,500 1,200
1,500
450
440
540
660
12.00
8.30
CA
7,600
6,700 7,400
6,500
450
440
3,330
2,860
11.00 12.80
GA
12,500
12,000 12,000
11,500
270
320
3,240
3,680
35.90 29.50
TX
12,500
11,000 10,400
9,500
300
400
3,120
3,800
56.00 30.30
Total 33,800
31,200 31,000
29,000
330
[Results from the Acreage, Production and Price Inquiry]. 1/ Primarily fresh.
379
10,230
11,000
32.70 24.20
Total Value
2007
2008
--1,000 Dollars--
6,480
5,478
36,630
36,608
116,316 108,560
174,720 115,140
334,146 265,786
GEORGIA ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 FORECAST
Area Harvested1/
Yield per Acre
Production
Crop
Unit
2007
Ind Sep 1, 2008
2007
Ind Sep 1, 2008
2007
Ind Sep 1, 2008
--1,000 Acres--
--1,000--
Corn for Grain Cotton, All2/
Bu Bales
450 995.0
320 940.0
130.0 801
135.0 797
58,500 1,660.0
43,200 1,560.0
Hay, All
Tons
670
700
1.80
2.10
1,206
1,470
Peanuts for Nuts
Lbs
520
685
3,150
3,150
1,638,000
2,157,750
Soybeans for Beans Bu
Tobacco 3/
Lbs
275 18.5
405
30.0
30.0
8,250
12,150
16.5
2,150
2,350
39,775
38,775
Wheat, Winter
Bu
230
400
40.0
58.0
9,200
23,200
Apples
Lbs
1.3
4/
1,540
4/
2,000
12,000
Grapes
Tons
1.1
4/
2.64
4/
2.9
3.5
Peaches
Tons
12.0
4/
1.08
4/
13.0
35.0
1/ Harvested for principal use. 2/ Cotton yield in pounds per harvested acre, production in 480 pound net weight bales. 3/ Type 14. 4/ Bearing acres and yield released January 2009 in
Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2008 Preliminary Summary.
PEANUTS: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 FORECAST
State
Area Harvested
2007
20081/
2007
Yield Aug 1, 2008
Sep 1, 2008
Production
2007
2008
--Thousand Acres--
--Pounds--
--Thousand Pounds--
AL
157.0
191.0
2,600
2,700
3,000
408,200
573,000
FL
119.0
133.0
2,700
3,200
3,100
321,300
412,300
GA
520.0
685.0
3,150
3,100
3,150
1,638,000
2,157,750
MS
18.0
21.0
3,300
3,200
3,300
59,400
69,300
NM
10.0
8.0
3,500
3,500
3,500
35,000
28,000
NC
90.0
98.0
2,800
2,900
2,900
252,000
284,200
OK
17.0
18.0
3,400
2,800
3,800
57,800
68,400
SC
56.0
67.0
3,100
3,200
3,400
173,600
227,800
TX
187.0
250.0
3,950
3,800
3,500
738,650
875,000
VA
21.0
23.0
2,700
2,900
2,900
56,700
66,700
US
1,195.0
1,494.0
3,130
3,151
[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Updated from "Crop Production" released August 12, 2008.
3,188
3,740,650
4,762,450
3
ALL COTTON: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATES, AND UNITED STATES,
2007 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production1/
State
2007
2008
2007
Aug 1, 2008
Sep 1, 2008
2007
2008
--1,000 Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Bales2/--
AL
385.0
285.0
519
701
714
416.0
424.0
AZ
170.5
129.0
1,460
1,457
1,421
518.6
382.0
AR
850.0
640.0
1,071
1,113
1,125
1,896.0
1,500.0
CA
451.0
268.0
1,536
1,407
1,451
1,443.0
810.0
FL
81.0
65.0
687
734
738
116.0
100.0
GA
995.0
940.0
801
809
797
1,660.0
1,560.0
KS
43.0
28.0
639
603
617
57.2
36.0
LA
330.0
285.0
1,017
909
775
699.0
460.0
MS
655.0
360.0
966
934
1,027
1,318.0
770.0
MO
379.0
307.0
968
963
969
764.0
620.0
NM
43.6
37.0
1,070
1,036
973
97.2
75.0
NC
490.0
438.0
767
786
789
783.0
720.0
OK
165.0
155.0
817
819
898
281.0
290.0
SC
158.0
134.0
486
651
688
160.0
192.0
TN
510.0
280.0
565
765
806
600.0
470.0
TX
4,724.0
3,415.0
843
735
749
8,296.0
5,332.0
VA
59.0
64.0
829
833
788
101.9
105.0
US
10,489.1
7,830.0
879
842
849
19,206.9
13,846.0
[Results from the September Yield Survey]. 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-Lb. net weight bales.
TOBACCO, TYPE 14, GA-FL BELT: AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION BY STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 FORECAST
Area Harvested
Yield
Production
State
2007
2008
2007
Aug 1, 2008
Sep 1, 2008
2007
2008
--Acres--
--Pounds--
--1,000 Pounds--
GA
18,500
16,500
US
356,000
356,040
[Results from the September Yield Survey].
2,150 2,191
2,450 2,271
2,350 2,289
39,775 779,899
38,775 814,907